Turkish Armed Forces
use TB2 UCAV in domestic military operations as well as in Syria and Libya. The
UCAV draw attention when during the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Armenia
asked countries like Canada to stop supporting the system.
TB2 is already sold to
Ukraine, Qatar, Poland, and the technical chief of Baykar, Selçuk Bayraktar,
had said that there are almost ten countries interested in the system. The
photos from the military parade confirm that Turkmenistan is one of them. The
UAV has Hensoldt ARGOS II HD / HDT electro-optic payload. The UCAV exported to
Turkmenistan has a three-bladed engine, just like Bayraktar TB2 UCAV systems
exported to Azerbaijan. It is displayed with ROKETSAN’s MAM-L and MAM-C smart ammunition.
They are engine free versions of Cirit and UMTAS missiles. Cirit is a laser-guided
version of the Hydra 70 rocket, and Umtas is an anti-tank guided missile.
The first contract for the export of Bayraktar TB2 was signed with Qatar in 2018. The factory acceptance tests of six Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs and three Ground Control Stations were completed in 2019.
Later, six Bayraktar
TB2s were exported to Ukraine. Satisfied with the vehicles, Ukraine also
ordered Bayraktar TB2 for the navy. The Ukrainian Navy received the first
Bayraktar TB2 order. It is known that Ukraine wants to establish a manufacturing
facility in Ukraine and have 24 TB2 in the inventory TB2s were exported to
Azerbaijan after Ukraine.
Bayraktar TB2 was
finally exported to Poland. With the export of UCAV to a NATO member for the
first time, Polish exports came to the fore.